Sierra Leone

Destinations

Four regional circuits — the way Tourism Is Life already frames the country — plus the places published on the public catalogue.

Western Circuit

Freetown’s peninsula beaches, Banana Island, Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, and Bunce Island — the gateway most travelers meet first.

Highland trekking and savannah parks: Wara Wara, Bumbuna Falls, and Mount Bintumani, West Africa’s highest peak.

Wildlife sanctuaries and island coasts: Tiwai Island, the Turtle Islands, and the southern riverine towns.

Gola Rainforest National Park — pygmy hippos, hornbills, and one of West Africa’s last lowland rainforests — plus Kenema and Kono.

Freetown
Sierra Leone’s capital: Krio heritage, Cotton Tree, and the peninsula gateway.
Banana Island
Three islands off Yawri Bay: Dublin (beaches), Ricketts (forest), and uninhabited Mes-Meheux — settled by freed slaves in the late 18th and 19th centuries.
Freetown Peninsula
Eleven beaches along the Western Area peninsula, from River Number Two to Black Johnson.
Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary
A forest sanctuary above Freetown protecting chimpanzees rescued across Sierra Leone.
Bunce Island
A former slave-trading fort in the Sierra Leone River — a pilgrimage and history site.
Bumbuna Waterfalls
A day-trip waterfall and hydro landscape north of Freetown.
Wara Wara Mountains
Highland trekking in Koinadugu District.
Makeni
The northern commercial hub and a base for Outamba-Kilimi and highland trips.
Mount Bintumani
The highest peak in Sierra Leone and West Africa’s Loma Mountains.
Bo
Sierra Leone’s second city and the southern circuit’s inland gateway.
Tiwai Island
A wildlife sanctuary in the Moa River known for primates and forest birds.
Turtle Islands
A remote archipelago of beaches, fishing communities, and turtle nesting shores.
Gola Rainforest
Transboundary rainforest, pygmy hippos, and 300+ bird species.
Kenema
Eastern Province hub and a base for Gola and diamond-country travel.
Kono
Kono District — diamond country and a window on eastern Sierra Leone.